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1 Fugitive arrested: Mauritania on Saturday arrested Moammar Khadafy's former intelligence chief, accused of attacking civilians during the uprising in Libya last year and the 1989 bombing of a French airliner. The International Criminal Court, France and Libya all said they want to prosecute Abdullah al-Senoussi. He was carrying a fake Malian passport when he was arrested at the airport in the capital of Nouakchott upon arrival from the Moroccan city of Casablanca.

2 Hostage released: Wearing a U.S. Army uniform and flanked by Iraqi lawmakers, an American citizen was released Saturday in Baghdad after more than nine months of imprisonment by a Shiite militia. The lawmakers showed ID cards that identified the man as Randy Michael Hultz. Hultz gave scant details of what he described as a "kidnapping," or how he was treated while captured. He said he was working in a "civilian capacity" until his kidnapping on June 18, 2011. He was transferred to the U.S. Embassy late Saturday.

3 Bomb plots: Indian police say a bomb attack that wounded an Israeli diplomat's wife in New Delhi last month is connected to a suspected plot to attack Israeli targets in Bangkok that was blamed on a group of Iranians. Israel has accused Iran of orchestrating those plots as well as a failed bombing in the former Soviet republic of Georgia that also targeted an Israeli diplomat. Iran has denied any involvement. Indian authorities had previously declined to implicate Iran in the Feb. 13 attack that wounded the diplomat's wife and three others. However, they said the investigation is increasingly centering on people with ties to Iran.

4 Chavez returns: Hundreds of Venezuelans rallied Saturday in Caracas to welcome President Hugo Chavez home from Cuba, where he underwent cancer surgery to remove a tumor. Chavez, 57, waved from a balcony and sang along to a folk song. He returned Friday night and expressed optimism about his health.

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5 Vatican leaks: The Vatican has launched an internal, criminal investigation into the leaks of confidential documents that alleged corruption and financial mismanagement and exposed power struggles among Holy See officials. Monsignor Angelo Becciu, undersecretary in the Vatican's Secretariat of State, warned in Saturday's Vatican newspaper that Holy See prosecutors would take all necessary measures to punish "disloyal" and "cowardly" officials who leaked the memos.

6 Plane crash: Rescuers found wreckage and human remains from a Norwegian military plane that crashed with five people on board during an exercise in northern Sweden, police said Saturday. Parts of the C-130 cargo aircraft were located on Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest peak. Superintendent Borje Ohman said police were confident that all five crew members were killed in the crash.

7 Magnate dies: Chaleo Yoovidhya, the self-made Thai billionaire who created the Red Bull energy drink three decades ago, died of natural causes Saturday, state media reported. He was 89. Chaleo founded T.C. Pharmaceuticals. In the 1970s, it formulated an energy drink prototype called Krathing Daeng, or Red Bull in English. Chaleo then co-founded a company in 1984 with an Austrian partner who helped turn Red Bull into a global brand. Forbes magazine has ranked Chaleo among the richest men in the world.

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